N1 Vocabulary · Test 112

紛争（ふんそう）means 'conflict, dispute, strife.' The sentence says that across a river in this mountainous area, two ethnic groups are in conflict. 紛争 is the standard word for an armed or political conflict/dispute.

• 1分争 is not an established word. While 分（ぶん/ふん）can appear in compounds, the correct kanji for 'conflict' here is 紛, not 分.
• 2扮争 is not a real word. 扮（ふん）means 'to dress up / play a role' (as in 扮する) and is unrelated to conflict.
• 3粉争 is not a real word. 粉（ふん）means 'powder/dust' and does not form this compound.

• 紛争ふんそう — conflict, dispute, strife
• 山地さんち — mountainous area
• 隔へだてる — to separate, to put between
• 民族みんぞく — ethnic group, people

収穫（しゅうかく）means 'harvest, crop yield.' The sentence discusses trying to increase harvest by overusing fertilizer. 収穫 is the standard kanji for agricultural harvest, using 穫 ('to reap crops').

• 1収獲 uses 獲 ('to catch/obtain'), which appears in words like 捕獲 or 獲得. While sometimes seen as a variant, the standard and correct kanji for crop harvest is 穫, making 収穫 the answer.
• 3集獲 is not a standard word. 集 means 'gather/collect' and does not combine with 獲 to mean 'harvest.'
• 4集穫 is not a standard word. The correct first kanji is 収, not 集.

• 収穫しゅうかく — harvest, crop yield
• 肥料ひりょう — fertilizer
• 乱用らんよう — abuse, misuse (also written 濫用)

肥料（ひりょう）means 'fertilizer.' The sentence says fertilizer was overused to try to increase the harvest. 肥 ('to fertilize/make fertile') + 料 ('material') gives the correct compound.

• 2脂料 is not a real word. 脂（し）means 'fat/grease' and does not form this compound.
• 3資料（しりょう）means 'materials, data, documents' — a real word but with a different reading (しりょう) and meaning, unrelated to fertilizer.
• 4費料 is not a standard word. 費（ひ）means 'expense/cost' and does not combine with 料 here.

• 肥料ひりょう — fertilizer
• 収穫しゅうかく — harvest
• 乱用/濫用（らんよう） — abuse, misuse

濫用（らんよう）means 'abuse, misuse' — using something excessively or improperly. The sentence says fertilizer was overused/misused. 濫 ('excessive/unrestrained') + 用 ('use') is the correct pair.

• 1監用 is not a real word. 監（かん）means 'supervise/monitor' and does not fit here.
• 2監要 is not a real word and uses 要, which is unrelated to 'use.'
• 4濫要 is not a real word. While 濫 is the correct first kanji, the second kanji should be 用 ('use'), not 要 ('need/important').

The correct option is 1: 昆虫 (こんちゅう). In the context of the sentence, which talks about agriculture (harvest, fertilizer), 'こんちゅう' refers to insects. The kanji 昆 is used in the word 昆虫, meaning 'insect'.

• 2混虫 is not a valid word. The kanji 混 (こん) means 'to mix' or 'to confuse', as in 混ぜる (まぜる) or 混乱 (こんらん). It is a deliberate distractor sharing the same reading 'こん'.
• 3紺虫 is not a valid word. The kanji 紺 (こん) means 'dark blue', as in 紺色 (こんいろ). It shares the reading 'こん' but has nothing to do with insects.
• 4蚶虫 is not a valid word. The kanji 蚶 is read as かん (kan) and means 'clam' or 'shellfish', not 'こん'. It is a distractor that shares the 虫 radical but has the wrong reading and meaning.

• 収穫しゅうかく — harvest
• 肥料ひりょう — fertilizer
• 濫用らんよう — misuse, overuse
• 昆虫こんちゅう — insect(s)

裸 (はだか) means 'naked/bare.' The sentence says the heat is so fierce that one wants to strip naked and jump into a river. 裸 is the correct kanji for はだか.

• 1肌 reads はだ (skin surface), not はだか. It is a different word.
• 2肝 reads きも (liver/courage), unrelated to はだか.
• 3被 is read かぶ(る) or ひ, not はだか.

• 裸はだか — naked, bare
• 猛烈もうれつな — fierce, intense
• 煩わずらわしい — troublesome, annoying

自慢 (じまん) means 'boasting, bragging.' The sentence says the older brother boasts about everything. 自慢 is the standard kanji compound for this word.

• 2自漫 is not a real word; 漫 alone means 'random/unrestrained' and does not form じまん.
• 3自曼 is not a real word; 曼 is used in words like 曼荼羅 (まんだら).
• 4自鰻 is not a real word; 鰻 reads うなぎ (eel) and is a visual distractor sharing the right component of 慢.

• 自慢じまん — boasting, bragging
• 憤慨ふんがいする — to be indignant, resent

僕 (ぼく) is the first-person pronoun 'I' used mainly by males. The sentence says 'I am always indignant, thinking don't boast so much.' 僕 is the correct kanji.

• 1朴 can be read ぼく (e.g., in 朴訥), but it is not the pronoun 'I.'
• 2訃 reads ふ (as in 訃報, obituary), not ぼく.
• 4撲 reads ぼく (as in 撲撃, blow/strike), but it is not the pronoun 'I.'

• 僕ぼく — I (male first-person pronoun)

威張る (いばる) means 'to act big, to throw one's weight around, to boast.' The sentence quotes the speaker telling the brother 'don't boast so much.' 威張る is the correct kanji.

• 1言張る is not a standard word; 言(い)張る would be 主張する-type but the correct verb here is いばる, not いはる.
• 3異張る is not a real word; 異 reads い but does not combine with 張る to mean いばる.
• 4偉張る is not a real word; 偉 reads えらい/い but the established kanji for いばる is 威張る.

• 威張いばる — to act important, to boast, to throw one's weight around

憤慨 (ふんがい) means 'indignation, strong resentment.' The sentence says the speaker is always indignant at the brother's boasting. 憤慨 is the correct compound: 憤 (indignant) + 慨 (sigh/lament).

• 1憤害 is not a real word; 害 (がい, harm) is a wrong second kanji that shares the reading がい.
• 3噴害 is not a real word; 噴 (ふん, spout/erupt) is a look-alike for 憤 and 害 is wrong.
• 4噴慨 is not a real word; 噴 is wrong for the first kanji (should be 憤).

• 憤慨ふんがい — indignation, strong resentment